DHHS cancels new vaccine, but DoD's old anthrax vaccine has never been tested on humans either

DHHS cancels new vaccine, but DoD's old anthrax vaccine has never been tested on humans either...

Reuters reports: Federal health officials canceled an $877.5 million contract with VaxGen to develop an anthrax vaccine, a key component of an administration program to counter bioterrorism, after the company missed a deadline to begin human testing.

Proposed Rule, 50 FR 51002: Ref the old anthrax vaccine - "The vaccine manufactured by the Michigan Department of Public Health has not been employed in a controlled field trial."

GAO Report T-NSIAD-99-148: Ref the old anthrax vaccine - "long-term safety of the vaccine has not yet been studied" "vaccine and the manufacturing process (was) changed" ....... "the ingredients used to make vaccine were changed from the original vaccine" ... "Prior to the time of licensing, no human efficacy testing of the MDPH vaccine was performed."